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Palliative care can reduce pain and other distressing symptoms

When three-year-old Rachel was diagnosed with cancer, it was one of the worst days of her mother's life. Tests, medications, surgery—young Rachel's life turned upside down.

31 May 2014

U.S. Court awards Teva favorable decision for generic Celebrex

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd. announced that the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia denied a motion filed by Mylan and issued an opinion and order affirming a decision by the FDA under which Teva should receive sole 180-day "first-to-file" exclusivity for generic Celebrex® (celecoxib) 100, 200 and 400 mg capsules.

31 May 2014

FDA grants Angiochem’s ANG1005 fast track and orphan drug designation for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

Angiochem announced today that the Food & Drug Association (FDA) has granted both orphan drug and fast track designation to ANG1005 a novel paclitaxel-peptide drug conjugate leveraging the low density lipoprotein receptor-related protein 1 (LRP-1) pathway to cross the blood-brain barrier (BBB) and enter cancer, for the treatment of glioblastoma multiforme (GBM).

31 May 2014

Angiochem commences ANG1005 Phase 2 clinical study in HER2+ breast cancer patients with brain metastases

Angiochem, a clinical stage biotechnology company developing drugs that are uniquely capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier (BBB), today announced the initiation of a Phase 2 clinical study with ANG1005, a novel paclitaxel-peptide drug conjugate, in HER2+ breast cancer patients.

31 May 2014

Internalized stigma negatively linked with poor self-esteem and personal control of pain

Results of an Australian study published in The Journal of Pain showed that after controlling for depression internalized stigma is negatively associated with lower levels of self-esteem and personal control of pain.

31 May 2014

Women with metastatic breast cancer can receive bisphosphonates less frequently and safely

Women with metastatic breast cancer to the bone may be able to receive bisphosphonates, the bone-targeting class of drugs like zoledronic acid, less often after the first year of monthly administration.

31 May 2014

Discontinuing statins in patients with advanced illnesses improves quality of life

People in the late stages of cancer and other terminal illnesses are not only unharmed by discontinuing statins for cholesterol management, they may benefit, according to a study presented Friday by researchers at Duke Medicine representing a national research network.

31 May 2014

Positive activities administered online can lead to lasting reductions in bodily pain

Positive activities, such as increasing supportive emotions, can reduce body discomfort in adults with mild to moderate chronic pain, according to research reported in The Journal of Pain, the peer-reviewed publication of the American Pain Society, www.amercianpainsociety.org.

31 May 2014

Newron Pharmaceuticals submits safinamide NDA to FDA

Newron Pharmaceuticals S.p.A. ("Newron"), a research and development company focused on novel CNS and pain therapies, and its partner Zambon S.p.A., an international pharmaceutical company strongly committed to the CNS therapeutic area with a long experience in respiratory disease therapies, woman care and primary care, announce that the New Drug Application (NDA) for safinamide was submitted today to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA).

30 May 2014

Viewpoints: Michelle Obama and school lunches; more about the VA health system 'scandal'; context and caution on Medicare's physician data release

When we began our Let's Move! initiative four years ago, we set one simple but ambitious goal: to end the epidemic of childhood obesity in a generation so that kids born today will grow up healthy.

30 May 2014

InSightec inaugurates first centers in Shanghai

InSightec Ltd, the leader in MR guided Focused Ultrasound therapy, announced that the first centers in China offering ExAblate, for non-invasive treatment of uterine fibroids, have opened in Shanghai.

30 May 2014

Nerve block technique offers potentially speedier recovery for orthopedic surgery patients

A Virginia Mason study has determined that a nerve block technique which avoids the femoral nerve results in the need for less morphine and a potentially speedier recovery for orthopedic surgery patients.

30 May 2014

Rare type of melanoma that attacks palms, soles twice likely to recur, says NYU study

A rare type of melanoma that disproportionately attacks the palms and soles and under the nails of Asians, African-Americans, and Hispanics, who all generally have darker skins, and is not caused by sun exposure, is almost twice as likely to recur than other similar types of skin cancer, according to results of a study in 244 patients.

30 May 2014

Active Implants receives IDE approval to conduct NUsurface Meniscus Implant trial for knee osteoarthritis

Active Implants, the technology leader in cushion-bearing orthopedics for treatment of osteoarthritis, today announced it has received Investigational Device Exemption (IDE) approval to conduct a pivotal clinical trial of the NUsurface® Meniscus Implant in patients with knee osteoarthritis.

30 May 2014

Researchers investigated how emotions vary during travel and by travel mode

What mode of transportation makes you happiest? Clemson researchers investigated how emotions like happiness, pain, stress, sadness and fatigue vary during travel and by travel mode in a new study published in the journal Transportation.

30 May 2014

Vibration exercise may reduce pain in individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia

A pilot study by Indiana University researchers found that whole-body vibration exercise may reduce pain symptoms and improve aspects of quality of life in individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia.

30 May 2014

Study explores how ACA empowers CRNAs to make anesthesia services more accessible to patients

As a profession, nurse anesthesia is at a tipping point. While recent federal legislation and changes to the U.S. Medicare program have expanded opportunities for certified registered nurse anesthetists (CRNAs) to provide care to more patients and receive reimbursement for their services, many states still restrict their scope of practice and limit their pay.

29 May 2014

Synexus starts new state of art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany

On 28th May, 2014, Synexus officially opened a new state of the art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany.

From AES - Accelerated Enrollment Solutions 29 May 2014

ALOXI injection receives FDA approval for prevention of nausea, vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy

Eisai Inc. and Helsinn Group today announced the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of ALOXI (palonosetron HCl) injection for the prevention of acute nausea and vomiting associated with initial and repeat courses of emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, including highly emetogenic cancer chemotherapy, in children aged 1 month to less than 17 years.

29 May 2014

Initial biopsy with epigenetic test rules out prostate cancer up to 88%

A multicenter team of researchers report that a commercial test designed to rule out the presence of genetic biomarkers of prostate cancer may be accurate enough to exclude the need for repeat prostate biopsies in many — if not most — men.

29 May 2014

Pain News and Research

Latest Pain News and Research

Palliative care can reduce pain and other distressing symptoms

U.S. Court awards Teva favorable decision for generic Celebrex

FDA grants Angiochem’s ANG1005 fast track and orphan drug designation for treatment of glioblastoma multiforme

Angiochem commences ANG1005 Phase 2 clinical study in HER2+ breast cancer patients with brain metastases

Internalized stigma negatively linked with poor self-esteem and personal control of pain

Women with metastatic breast cancer can receive bisphosphonates less frequently and safely

Discontinuing statins in patients with advanced illnesses improves quality of life

Positive activities administered online can lead to lasting reductions in bodily pain

Newron Pharmaceuticals submits safinamide NDA to FDA

Viewpoints: Michelle Obama and school lunches; more about the VA health system 'scandal'; context and caution on Medicare's physician data release

InSightec inaugurates first centers in Shanghai

Nerve block technique offers potentially speedier recovery for orthopedic surgery patients

Rare type of melanoma that attacks palms, soles twice likely to recur, says NYU study

Active Implants receives IDE approval to conduct NUsurface Meniscus Implant trial for knee osteoarthritis

Researchers investigated how emotions vary during travel and by travel mode

Vibration exercise may reduce pain in individuals diagnosed with fibromyalgia

Study explores how ACA empowers CRNAs to make anesthesia services more accessible to patients

Synexus starts new state of art clinical trial centre in Bochum, Germany

ALOXI injection receives FDA approval for prevention of nausea, vomiting associated with cancer chemotherapy

Initial biopsy with epigenetic test rules out prostate cancer up to 88%

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